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HQ
Canoness
Mantle of Ophelia
Rosarius
Eviscerator
Plasma Pistols
150 pts.

Priest
Eviscerator
Litanies of Faith
70 pts.

Priest
Eviscerator
55 pts.

Priest
Eviscerator
55 pts.

Elites
Repentia x9
Mistress of Repentance
160 pts.

Repentia x9
Mistress of Repentance
160 pts.

Repentia x9
Mistress of Repentance
160 pts.

Troops
Battle Sisters (well what else were you expecting?) x9
Heavy Bolter
Storm Bolter
Simulacrum
Veteran Superior
Storm Bolter
160 pts.

Battle Sisters (well what else were you expecting?) x9
Heavy Bolter
Storm Bolter
Simulacrum
Veteran Superior
Storm Bolter
160 pts.

Heavy Support
Penitent Engine x3
240 pts.

Penitent Engine x3
240 pts.

Penitent Engine x3
240 pts.

1850 pts.

So the basic plan is to have the Battle Sisters act as a gun line from cover. Each of the Priests will go with a Repentia Squad, doubling up with the Cannoness. The Penitent Engine Squadrons will act as a screen for the Repentias and we hoof it into assault range. I know they'll all probably get shot to pieces before they make it, I just kind of want to see the look on someone's face when I deploy my army.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8896743.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8896743.page GMT
Repentia are lethal as all hell. But be very, very sure you want to attach the preacher as it's going to cost you Fleet!

A priest is a good buy for a unit being held back as a counter-assault unit, or one that's got an assault transport from somewhere, but less so for a footslogger.

The battle sister gunlines are....okay. I wouldn't die in a ditch over a simulacrum; with a small squad, Light of the Emperor isn't going to do too much, so spending points on getting to do it twice isn't so amazing.

The penitent engines should be impressive. Yes, they're incredibly fragile and will be shot to hell, but they're cheap and if one or two make it your opponent will damn well know about it!

I dunno. The massed loony charge has its moments, but I'd suggest that providing them with some more cover (small squad in rhino?) or fire support (retributors/exorcist) with two of each assault unit is more likely to have someone actually reach the enemy than three units with no support.

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I'm beginning to agree with you, in that taking some troops in transports in place of a few Pen Engines will be more effective.

Thanks for the feedback.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8898250.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8898250.page GMT
If I dropped anything, It'd probably be repentia rather than penitent engines.

As I say; don't let me put you off repentia with a priest being a good unit. They're nothing short of devastating - packing twice the punch of a terminator assault squad with thunder hammers for less than the price of a normal assault squad with chainswords.

Their downside is that they really, really can't make it across open ground into a line of troops with rapid-fire weapons.

Which is why, as I say, they make a great 'second strike' unit - hiding behind cover and counter-charging enemy assault units (who have conveniently wandered over to charge range, and who - if they're already engaged - won't be firing overwatch).

That's less useful in an army designed to advance en masse, though - so stripping off the priests not only speeds up the repentia by letting them reroll run and charge moves, but saves quite a few points (especially since you've bought them eviscerators - does a repentia unit really need more chainfist attacks?) that can practically buy an extra battle sister squad by themselves.

It does cost you hatred - but you're still fearless, and since you wound most foes on 2+, and most of your durability comes from Spirit of the Martyr, War Hymns don't actually add much to the squad (not compared to the effect reroll armour saves can have on a power-armoured celestian squad, for example). ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8899208.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/702202/8899208.page GMT